Thursday, October 11, 2007

As if the absence of the WTC towers on the New York skyline isn't enough of a reminder to us on the wonders of Islam, the Empire State Building will be gilded in green light for Eid on Friday, the day that marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan.

I suspect that this Meccatropic turn on the part of the Empire State Building is simply the result of naivete, ignorance, and sheer laziness. Did those who thought it would be a swell idea to do this think of the symbolic value to Muslims worldwide, as they are told that the American Infidels, even after 9/11/2001, are going to have their other famously tall building in New York pay tribute to Islam itself in the only way it can? And do they understand how this news will be received? Of course they don't. How could they? But from here on out, they might consult with those who can tell them -- Barkis, by the way, is willin'.